National Professional Qualifications
New NPQ suite of qualifications include:
SPECIALIST NPQs
National Professional Qualification for Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD) for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school. They may have responsibilities for the development of all teachers across a school or specifically trainees or teachers who are early in their career.
National Professional Qualification for Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC) for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.
National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching (NPQLT) for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.
National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy (NPQLL) for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading literacy across a school, year group, key stage or phase.
LEADERSHIP NPQs
National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities.
National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school.
National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership (NPQEL) for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, an executive headteacher or have a school trust CEO role with responsibility for leading several schools.
National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) for leaders qualified to at least Level 3 with a full and relevant qualification who are, or are aspiring to be, managers of Private, Voluntary and Independent nurseries, headteachers of school-based or maintained nurseries, or childminders with leadership responsibilities.
National Professional Qualification in Leading Primary Maths (NPQLPM) NPQ in Leading Primary Maths now launched for from February 2024 with the National Institute of Teaching. This is an innovative new programme, providing the opportunity for Maths Leads and aspiring leaders of Maths to learn how to embed Maths Mastery effectively across their setting. This programme builds on participants’ knowledge of Maths Mastery, for example through prior participation in the Maths Hubs’ Teaching for Mastery programme.
NPQLPM: To apply for this NPQ (only) please click here.
*NEW* NPQ SENCO: This NPQ will be the mandatory qualification for SENCOs from September 2024, with teaching beginning in autumn 2024. The 3-year window to complete the mandatory qualification on taking up a SENCO post will remain following the introduction of the NPQ for SENCOs. It is also open to Senior and other leaders with responsibility for SEND. To signup click here.
Each of these NPQs is underpinned by a new content framework, setting out what participants should know and be able to do after completing an NPQ.
You can access the content frameworks for NPQs at National professional qualification frameworks.
Watch this webinar below for more details on the NPQs:
